Kevin Taylor

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy's steady growth.

FLORENCE — District 4 Councilwoman Michelle Eubanks will hold a community meeting starting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the East Campus of the University of North Alabama.

FLORENCE — The YMCA of the Shoals will host a holiday marketplace from 8 a.m. until noon on Wednesday.

HALEYVILLE — A pedestrian, who was pushing a bicycle in the roadway, was struck and killed by an unknown vehicle Monday afternoon in Marion County.

FLORENCE — White-tail deer hunters in Colbert and Lauderdale counties are mandated to submit deer they harvest this Saturday and Sunday for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing.

TUSKEGEE (AP) — A man charged Thursday in federal court with illegally possessing a machine gun was driving in a crowd at Tuskegee University when gunfire was seen coming from the car in a shooting that left one dead and dozens wounded, according to court documents.

WATERLOO — Four people were arrested by agents of the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force after more than 2 pounds of crystal methamphetamines were found inside a residence Wednesday on Alabama Highway 20.

Here's a look at the scheduled Christmas parades in the Shoals area:

MONTGOMERY — Thieves were able to break into the top portion of a credit union ATM, insert a USB drive into the ATM computer to force it to dispense all

COURTLAND — Three Lauderdale County men are being accused of stealing up to $100,000 worth of copper from the former International Paper plant site.